Author(s): Annet Schaap (author, illustrator); Laura Watkinson (translator)

Senior Fiction

A collection of dark, funny retellings of classic fairytales for girls growing up in the modern world

'A wickedly delicious book. Surprising, subversive and totally addictive' Sophie Anderson 'Spell-bound by these clever and witty stories' Yarrow Townsend 'Satisfying, surprising and consistently superb - these are tales that will linger long after the final page is turned' Michael Mann, author of Ghostcloud

A determined girl gives up on kissing a frog. A fearless heroine comes face-to-face with a not-so Big Bad Wolf. A monstrous princess, held captive on a deserted island, yearns to break free. Within this book are seven famous fairy tales turned into enchanting, inspiring and sometimes hair-raising stories for today's world, about girls with their own dreams and desires. These are no damsels in distress, but real young women of flesh and blood - who certainly don't need rescuing.